Job: Will You Torment a Windblown Leaf?
Overview
For each section of the Bible, the Focus on the Bible Commentaries summarize the passage of Scripture, including the intentions of the authors, the historical and cultural environment, and the questions and issues raised by a particular passage. But most importantly, the Focus on the Bible Commentaries brings you into the heart of the Bible, by explaining Scripture in an accessible way that makes sense for daily Christian living.
The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson is reputed to have called the book of Job “the greatest poem of ancient or modern times.” It is, indeed, a poetic masterpiece—one of the most original poems in the history of mankind—and it is also is one of the most dramatic illustrations in the Bible of the interrelationship of God, mankind and Satan.
There is much argument as to what is the basic theme of Job. There are many opinions—the patience of a good man under testing, the suffering of the innocent, the tragedy of life in a fallen world, justification by faith, the incomprehensibility of God’s dealings with people, and even a parable of the suffering of Israel—all have been suggested.
One reason why it may be difficult to find a unifying theme is that it really happened! This is not someone’s opinion about spiritual matters but an event that is reported in detail and then set in a different literary style.
Bill Cotton has put together a fascinating study of the book of Job. To aid the reader he has added highlight boxes throughout the commentary that discuss basic problems and the flow of thought.
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Key Features
- Chapter-by-chapter commentary
- Accessible and readable exposition
- Eminently useful for preaching, teaching, and both personal and group Bible study
Top Highlights
“Secondly Elihu has a more developed doctrine of sickness and pain as purifying.” (Page 142)
“Finally, Job is censured for condemning God in order to justify himself” (Page 152)
“Thirdly, Elihu has a high concept of divine power.” (Page 142)
“Satan’s belief is that no one would serve God from pure motives, ‘for nothing’.” (Page 12)
“is the voice of conscience deep down inside each person” (Page 142)
Product Details
- Title: Job: Will You Torment a Windblown Leaf?
- Authors: Bill Cotton
- Publisher: Christian Focus
- Publication Date: 2001
- Pages: 176